{"id":5778,"date":"2025-02-18T20:59:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T20:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/nintendo-ends-gold-points-program\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T20:59:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T20:59:40","slug":"nintendo-ends-gold-points-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/nintendo-ends-gold-points-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Nintendo Ends Gold Points Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/p>\n
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In 2018, Nintendo launched a rewards program that allowed users to earn Gold Points<\/a> when purchasing Switch games, either digitally or physically. Although it took multiple purchases to redeem anything significant, users could still save a few dollars on future purchases, regardless of whether they bought cheaper or more expensive titles. Unfortunately, Nintendo announced<\/a> that users will no longer be able to earn Gold Points after 9:30 PM PDT on March 24 when buying digital copies of games.<\/p>\n

Any eShop purchases made after this time will not earn Gold Points, although pre-orders made before the deadline will still earn points as long as the pre-order was placed before the cutoff. The points will be awarded within a day of each processed transaction.<\/p>\n

The rules are more complex for physical game releases. If a user buys a game released on or before March 24, they can still earn Gold Points, but only if the game was purchased within a year of its release date. Naturally, physical versions of games released after March 24, 2025, will not be eligible for Gold Points. It’s also worth noting that Nintendo awards<\/a> significantly fewer Gold Points for physical purchases.<\/p>\n

Many users may be unaware that they can also earn Gold Points<\/a> by shopping at the Nintendo New York store. This will remain the case until March 24, and the rules for physical releases mentioned above will apply after checkout.<\/p>\n

Nintendo’s decision to end the Gold Points loyalty program may be related to the upcoming Switch 2<\/a>‘s announcement and release. While it’s unclear whether Nintendo will introduce a new loyalty program, more information will likely be revealed after the April 2 Nintendo Direct<\/a>, where more details about the long-awaited console will be shared.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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